Boat Model
2003-43-150A
From: Siberia | Amur River
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 2003-43-150A |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | Siberia | Amur River |
Culture Area | Siberia |
Section | American |
Materials | Wood | Vegetable Fiber | Paint |
Technique | Carved | Painted |
Description | Large wooden model of a rowboat; curved bottom of a single piece of wood with keel carved the full length and cutwater attached at bow; each side consists of a single plank of wood extending beyond stern to support a flat; the sides curve to meet the stem at the model's bow; six thwarts span the hull; carved overlays of wood decorate the stern sides and support simple wooden gunwales; these overlays are outlined with black paint; three oars accompany the model. |
Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum (also known as the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2003 |
Other Number | 1899.1.150 a/d - Other Number | 74-1-134 - Other Number | P131 - Other Number |
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